International Politics

U.S. drone strike kills 15 civilians in Afghanistan, United Nations says At least 15 civilians were killed and 13 wounded in a U.S. unmanned aircraft strike in eastern Afghanistan, the United Nations said, calling for an independent investigation into... (by Danbones)

The real king lives in Australia. Wait until you hear what he has to say about the Queen and the UK. I can't really blame him. It's hosted by Sir Tony Robinson, who isn't a real Kuh-Niggett, cuz Liz ain't the real queen. ... (by Murphy)

EU Boss: Citizens Should Not Get to Vote on Important Issues On his way out of office, the rotating head of the European Union Council called on EU leaders to stop letting citizens vote on important issues that could threaten the increasingly... (by Danbones)

Leggo my Eggo China Is Going All In On Clean Energy As The U.S. Waffles. How Is That Making America Great Again? For months, the clean energy discussion in the U.S. has been dominated by two questions: First, will the new administration really... (by mentalfloss)

Contrary to the beliefs of the defeated and bitter Remoaners, Theresa May isn't muddled over Brexit. She just hasn't finished her post-Brexit plans yet... TREVOR KAVANAGH Tough Theresa May will beat tinpot tyrants and EU leaders will see it was a... (by Blackleaf)

Britain's population is set to overtake that of France within 13 years because of the impact of high immigration, EU estimates have said. Numbers of people living here will top French levels in 2030 and will keep rising to make Britain the most... (by Blackleaf)

Enough! Enough! For months, the so-called liberal elite has been writing articles, having radio and TV discussions, giving sermons (literally) and making speeches in which it has struggled to understand those strange creatures: ordinary people. ... (by Blackleaf)

Predictably, there was always going to be a point when Theresa Mays critics would declare that her honeymoon as Prime Minister had ended. Such is the vicious world of politics. And so this weeks resignation of Sir Ivan Rogers, Britains... (by Blackleaf)

'Good debt': how the Coalition learned to stop worrying and love the deficit The treasurer, Scott Morrison, is hitting the airwaves to sell the benefits of debt as a vital source of capital marking a further departure from Abbott-Turnbull government... (by mentalfloss)

British workers suffered the biggest drop in real wages of all major G20 countries in the three years to 2013, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Labour said the report underlined why the government has been unable to get the... (by tay)

Britain's booming food and drink industry is defying Brexit doom-mongers and challenging national stereotypes around the world by selling cheese to France, chocolate to Switzerland and even wine to Italy, official figures reveal. Britain's ... (by Blackleaf)

Larry the cat has been spotted on Downing Street in a new collar. Having been snapped for the first time since Christmas, it appears the new decoration could be a Christmas present. Many online have joked that it could mean the political puss... (by Blackleaf)

The UK's ambassador to the EU, Sir Ivan Rogers, has resigned. Sir Ivan, appointed to the job by David Cameron in 2013, had been expected to play a key role in Brexit talks expected to start within months. Brexiteers have welcomed the resignation of... (by Blackleaf)

He is the Eurosceptic gift that just keeps on giving. Indeed, he is possibly the greatest weapon at the Brexiteers' disposal more so even than Nigel Farage or Boris Johnson, or those bonkers EU regulations on the correct shape of bananas. But for... (by Blackleaf)

UKIP volunteer and former aide to ex-party leader Nigel Farage has admitted to offenses including blackmail, extortion and money laundering and could be imprisoned in the U.S. for up to 20 years, the Telegraph reported Tuesday. George Cottrell,... (by tay)

Last summer, Gap raised eyebrows when it became the first American apparel company to publicly sign a contract in Myanmar since President Barack Obama eased sanctions. At the time, Gap said, The apparel industry will play a key role in helping to fuel... (by tay)

Theresa May has attacked the current US administration over its condemnation of the Israeli government, in comments which appeared to align her with Donald Trump. The Prime Ministers spokesman criticised John Kerry, the outgoing US Secretary of... (by Blackleaf)

ya think? Nearly a decade and a half after the Iraq-WMD faceplant, the American press is again asked to co-sign a dubious intelligence assessment In an extraordinary development Thursday, the Obama administration announced a series of sanctions... (by Locutus)

Hollywood producers are in talks about making a film documenting Nigel Farage and the Brexit campaign. The film could be based on the diary of Arron Banks, the main financial backer for Leave.EU which campaigned to take Britain out of the European... (by Blackleaf)

From snowflake students demanding the removal of a statue of the great Cecil Rhodes to the crazed over-reaction to Brexit and Trump, 2016 was the year in which the once stoic and tolerant British lost their collective marbles... Age of hysteria: We... (by Blackleaf)

Bolivia has followed in Hungary's footsteps and has kicked the Rothschild's banks out of the country. Bolivia has re-claimed its financial independence by not responding to financial pressure from the U.S government or Rothschild owned banking... (by Cliffy)

How much more desperate can the Remain lobbys propaganda become? Having had its predictions of instant economic doom comprehensively disproved by events, it is dreaming up ever more devious ways of trying the hector the country into thinking... (by Blackleaf)

Kremlin says Washington must prove hacking accusations or shutup. With all the fake news we've been subjected to, time for the known liars to put up or shut up "After Threatening Russia, Obama Heads to Hawaii for Vacation It appears that the... (by Danbones)

After the tumult of 2016, Europe could do with a year of calm. It wont get one. Elections are to be held in four of the six founder members of the European project, and populist Eurosceptic forces are on the march in each one. There will be at least... (by Blackleaf)

David Cameron is being lined up as a contender to be the next secretary general of Nato. Officials believe the former prime minister is the most likely candidate to be successful if Theresa May wants to get a Briton appointed to Europe's top... (by Blackleaf)

A French mayor has named a road in his town Brexit Street to 'pay tribute to the sovereign British people' who voted to leave the EU, it has emerged. Julien Sanchez, the Front National mayor of Beaucaire in the southern Gard département, insists he... (by Blackleaf)

For the third time in recent years, our magnificent Queen has cut through the delusional, self-serving bluster of the British Establishment and has asked one of her simple but devastatingly revealing questions: Whats so bad about leaving the... (by Blackleaf)

Obama really lost his way from being a socialist 8 years ago..... Labour leaders spokesman says he stands for what most people want after outgoing US presidents fact and reality remarks The departing US president was giving an in-depth... (by tay)

We know what people voted against, say half-clever pundits, but its far from clear what they voted for. Actually, its very clear: the British voted to leave the EU and take back control of their own laws. They didnt dictate precisely what kind... (by Blackleaf)

During the EU referendum, The Sun ran a front page story which stated that the Queen backed Brexit. In the days and weeks that followed, the paper received much flak over the legitimacy of the story, with blame being pointed in Brexiteer Michael Goves... (by Blackleaf)

We will do whatever is necessary. That means long-range weapons, short weapons, machine guns, even if this sounds martial. These were the words of German politician Klaus Bouillon, a member of Mrs Merkel's CDU party, in response to yet another... (by Blackleaf)

On June 3, 1980, at about two-thirty in the morning, computers at the National Military Command Center, beneath the Pentagon, at the headquarters of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD), deep within Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado, and at Site... (by Locutus)

Ignore all the nonsense about 2016 being the worst year ever. This year has confirmed that huge numbers of people are unafraid and unbowed, and are willing to revolt against established opinion and sweep aside institutions they consider unjust. Leave has... (by Blackleaf)

The vote for Brexit was a thunderous rumble of national indignation, an outpouring of frustrated fury that shook the foundations of the British state. We misinterpret its meaning at our peril... What did the Brexit vote reveal about the UK? Mark... (by Blackleaf)

2016 has been a momentous year. The UK's vote to leave the European Union and the election of Donald Trump confounded expectations, while the wars in Syria and Yemen caused more bloodshed. BBC Radio 4's Today programme asked top historians which... (by Blackleaf)